The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-04
EXPOSITION NOTES.
The Great Attractions to be Seen
at the Coming Piedmont Fair.
A CHANCE TO SEE THE WONDERFUL.

teis NSll IOr every HAL anu BIS WHO amy
children to see the world once in awhile. Mem
and women, and especially young folks, stag
nate when they stay in one place all the time
and never see anything but their own neigh-
borhood.
Now you have the chance of your life to take
trip and see world ofsights at least cost and
in least time. 1t is to 60 to the Piedmont exc
position, which opens in Atlanta October TO-,
closing October %. What will you see there?f
/. An exposition covering eight acres of
solid exhibits of every article from candy
stick to a steam engine-the latest wonders of
science in every department. A day in these
buildings is o liberal education.
2. A building devoted to CATTLE 800 feet by
100; building devoted TO poultry, 200 by 2O0J
300 stables for horses; swine, goats, Sheep
ETC., in abundance.
3. The collective county exhibits of DOZEN
counties, showing the resources of each county
in agricultural and industrial products, adesf
handiwork, live stock and everything raised I'M
the county.
4. The richest epitome of the south's richea
ever shown in collective exhibits from the eiti1
les of Birmingham, Admission, Decatur, Tusca.
loosa, Gadsden, Rome and Tallapoosa. The
Richmond and Danvlle railroad, the Marietta
and North Georgia railroad, the East Tennes1
see road and the Florida Southern road. Each
of these collective exhibits will cost thousands
of dollars, and you will see the grandest show
of southern riches ever made.
3. An art gallery with 400 pictures from the
best living artists, and thirty paintings from
Mr.. George 1. Seneys gallery, which ranks
with Vanderbit's One of these pictures cost
$4,000 Qorty Thousand dollars) and the thir-
ty cost over quarter of million dollars.
6. President Cleveland and his wife--Presi-
dent Cleveland will make a speech one day
watch the sham battle and review the troops
next day. and he and his wife will be ready to
shake hands with you all the time. Don't
miss or let your children miss seeing the first
democratic president ever south and his beau-
tful and clever wife. They will always re-
member having shaken hands with these
great people.
Z. A magnificent sham battle covering 70
acres with four batteries of artillery, ten COM
panies of cavalry and 5000 infantry. The
president and his wife will watch the battle
which lasts two hours, and he will then review
the troops and hold public reception.
8. A torchlight procession with 10000 young
democrats in line, the city illuminated, and
the very skies lit with the splendor of the
scene. This win be the sight Of lifetime.
8. The grandest firework displays ever given
in America. One feature will be living wall
OF fire 140 feet long, 40 feet high, roaring and
sparkling like Ncagara. These displays will
last two hours. You have never dreamed of
anything so gorgeous. The pictures of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland will be shown in fire
in mid air, surrounded by thousands OF rock
cts.
10. The illumination of Kennesaw noun.
tain. The whole mountain stands out like
picture in red light, cannon boom ON its side,
and 1000 rockets are fred by electric match
tie .,fn
and General Sherman win be displayed in fire
against the skies. Such a spectacle as this
Illuminated mountain has never been seen.
II. Bicycle races, on which man can beat
horses running. Balloon ascensions in which
you can go 700 feet up in a balloon and be
landed back safely
II. Horse races every day, bringing horses
from all sections Of the country.
IL. Governor Fit2liugh Lee, OF Virginia,
Governor Richardson, Of South Carolina Gov.
ernor Bob Taylor, of Tennessee Governor
Seay, of Alabama Governor Perry of ForiI
da; Governor Gordon, of Georgia: each with
his military staff of forty mounted men,
a. The city of Atlanta, the best city in the
south, full of sights of special and historic I'M
terest.
10 A vast number OF amusements and sights
which VIC cannot enumerate. Everything
A solid two weeks Of instruction and amused
ment.
Now all this will give You enough sights ID
talk about for yeats--will be an education Id
yourself and children and will show you mord
in three or four days than you could get by
travelling four or five months. Now, what
does it cost?
First the railroad faro is lower than even
before. From no point it is more than one4
third the regular rate. 1t is one cent mile
each way, and from some points even less than
that If your railroad station is hundred and
fifty miles from Atlanta the fare cannot be
more than three dollars for the round trip, and
may be less.
2 IL costs you only fifty cents to see every
thing on the exposition grounds ty-hyd
cents for children. This includes seeing the
fireworks, the balloon ascensons, the sham
battle, hearing tho president speak, shaking
hands with him, the races, and everything on
the grounds. You can stay on the grounds ALI
day long, II You want to, even until 10
o'clock at night when the fire works win be-
closed 1t costs you only fifty cents for the
day and night, aud your children twenty-five
cents.
g. There will be sandwich stands and res
taurants all over the grounds. Al no place
can you be charged more than fifty cents o
meal, while sandwiches with milk and coffee
can be had from ten 10 twenty-five cents. You
can get breakfast dinner and supper on the
grounds, and in no cases be charged more than
fifty cents meal. If you bring your own pro-
visions you will find plenty Of places in which
TO spread them out, picnic fashion, and eat
without any cost. There are public buildings
for public comforts free to everybody.
a. The exposition has engaged large num-
bpr NJ rooTna In thn city in which five six